Energy in Rain?

It's Raining hard
from more than one place
my nose is dripping
and the clouds are holding pace.

The rain is coming down hard here in Cascade Locks and all I can think about is potential energy and spinning turbines. Maybe one day we will funnel a cloud and power this very hotel with the falling water. That dam tour sure gave me a lot of ideas about energy from falling stuff. I still have the image of an electric car with a giant pool-sized tank of water surmounting it and a spinning turbine providing electricity. Imagine! No carbon footprint, just the hundreds of gallons of water pouring onto the car behind you as you race down the freeway.

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